Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON Nov. 5, 1897.

W N>hl\tsi)N. NOV. 1881
The chief events OF interest of the
week are the reception OF the British
committee on International comtro-
ver.ies. by the Presilent-the purpose
being to settle such matters in the
calm counsels OF peace rather than
in the stormy and sang,iinary strife
OF battle and the adverse decision OF
the United States supreme Court in
the ease oi the Chicago Anarchists for
a new trail. This result caused not
the least surprise in the capital, rs 1t
hls been Anticipated as the inevitable
conclusion ol tn Ioir..
The puil nun.> declare now that
the transfer of Secretary Lunar to
the Supreine BsI-ii Is IA sure thing,
au,i that it has been decided to. ap-
point as his successor in ri,e Interior
Department A~sistini Secretary Null
lrow. who i nov in Mi ,ippi plac-
ilI his private III lir.' in p-oper shape
before entering upon tn. Responsible
duties OF that high position. The
appointment wouli certainly be in the
line of ,rue civil service reform, fol
lowe! by the presiient in the promo
tionof secretary Fairclill to ti,eheal
of The Treasury Department.
The course of the Pre- ,ident and
some of tho 81 near to him in contrib
utins to the Nex YorI. Democratic
campai ,n fund Is severely censurel as
"pe.ncious ACTIVITY" by Independent
poll zeal thinkers: President Cleveland
semi his check 10. i.oDD. Secretary
Whitney seni> 80. 800 anl Private
Secre. AIRY I. lmont l5O. Besides this
an emislry OF the New York Dcmoc-
racy, sent to this city for the sp;ri Al
purpose of receivin. such contribu-
tiou- from dep irtment clerks, publicly
opene he,d-ui ir,ers AMI was quite
Successful. raising II very large sum.
l. i, understood that Commissioners
Oberlv and Lunar have not yet re-
covered from tn, shock of su:h
unseemly conduct, and that both are
1T their wi : cad. II will be r,mem-
bprrl that these gentlemen, in an
oil ill cap pirily. have assumed quite
I IN u --I'>-lh q tiili ii'if Oh tui.
ton. uniting in denying the right OF
goternmsnt employees to pay out
money for parts san Purposes or to
take an active part in political mat =
tprs.
\ llrae numba. of clerks have been
di.smis ~ from tiry ryorr.'nnrnt service
rrIr f'riiIrr. y <-'-,-r-f tirrTr n,
examin ttion under the neS civil seq
vi.e rule>--.he az de,apit1'ions having
all takea place in the New York Gus
tom house by order oi the Secretary
nj the Tfra-'Iry. rs yes there hrve
been no li-n sSlls in Washington, but
Of course. there will ba erelsullly.
Although Secre- Whitney isabseat
on y months sick leave. the great
work of re-, ibit'itinI the Enitel States
Navy is m iking steidy strides. un.ler
the direction of the A"tinI Secretary
cpmmo lore itrrinpn bids having
been received this week for "A torpalo
boat anl other naval Appliances.
Dnr nitiit this week the knights Of
labor of this city h,l II srtnl torch
Il dit pro,.es-ion. with over thre.
thousand men beiring Chinese Ian
'rrns AMI trtn~p lrelrie,. This was
.nbor'- viforO'is pro'est a.tinst the
decision of n local court, pronoun:-
in n boycott II com non conspiracy.
Tine plra'le WA "a perfect success. AMI
one of tn" mast beau iful IN | ini-
pg,. lSive ~cene- tl1t you" rorresponi-
IN ever had pl,i.Ire of witnessing